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Bugging Microsoft Files: Part 3 – Clearing Metadata

ID: 8702b61a-b585-5b05-94e8-e305380b143f

STIX ID: report--8702b61a-b585-5b05-94e8-e305380b143f

Feed Name: Black Hills Infosec Blog

Date Published: 2016-11-21

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

Author: BHIS

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This is a concise how-to for cleansing Microsoft Office 2013 documents of author and personal metadata via File → Info → Check for Issues → Inspect Document and using the Document Inspector's Remove All option; it emphasizes exercising discretion to avoid removing intentionally placed tracking bugs in headers or hidden sheets and includes illustrative screenshots.

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